I tend to encounter a lot of homeless people since I work near the beach in Santa Monica. They are a part of the community. But homeless people share a lot more with my local clients than just geography. Homeless…
Revenue Snobs make more money – that’s conclusion I drew according to a recently published article “The Science of Snobbery” There have been many studies published on how so called neighborhood “wine snobs”, when confronted in blind tastings, still often…
Here’s a quick two-question quiz that I bet few of you will get right: Which company developed the first personal computer? Which company invented the first digital camera? Believe it or not, Xerox developed the first personal computer, the Alto,…
I love my Dad. Not only is he a wonderful and amazing human being, but he is also a really smart guy. And, in a very familiar refrain from my teenage days, once again I have to acknowledge that he…
Try to guess the most visited law firm web site in the world today. It’s not Baker McKenzie (#1 in worldwide revenues at $2.3B), or DLA Piper (#2 worldwide), and definitely not LA’s biggest firm, #4 worldwide Latham and Watkins,…
I have always admired the simplicity and truth in Charles Revson’s (Revlon) famous fifty-year old quote “in the factory we make cosmetics, and in the drug store we sell hope.” After all, what women really want is not a one-ounce…
Acorda Therapeutics just announced that a drug that generated $266 million last year in revenues from helping patients with MS might now be useful for patients who suffered strokes. And, they are commencing research to see if the same drug…
I watch basketball maybe once or twice per year. But I couldn’t help getting caught up in the Cinderella story of March Madness, 2013 – Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). For those of you who watch even less than me,…
I recently read an article claiming that McDonalds was not in the fast food business, but was in the real estate business. The company buys locations and leases them to franchisees, using fast food as a way of ensuring stable…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and I have a lot to say about online dating. But somewhere in between reading that I must love dogs or the admonition of “NO SERIAL DATERS” (I don’t know what that means, but it sounds…